diagonal scale

English

Noun

diagonal scale (plural diagonal scales)

  1. A scale for laying down small fractions of the unit of measurement, the parallel lines drawn lengthwise on its surface being divided into sections by lines drawn crosswise, and in one end section being intersected by a series of other parallel lines drawn obliquely at equal distances across them.
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